Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-23
NOT ANNOUNCED,
Speaker Carlisle Does not Announce
the Committees Before the
Holiday Adjournment,
Ssnatsr voorhees, Introduces q Bill to
ExieBd United states Laws 0Tar
the Public Land strip
a. G. walker OF Texas Receives sko Ap.
peiasnasns Of Oossal GsRsral at Bo-
gsta-Rsnrfstta's Postmaster.
COMMITTEES NOT ANNOUNCED.

/ COMMITTEES NOT ANNOUNCED.
J Special to the Gazette.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-The Speaker
did not announce the committees that he
expected to have ready to-day. It WIS
his desire to do so ia the interest OF
business, bat he WAS strongly advised
against it upon the ground that if he did
90 there would be rush made On him st
once by membeSs who were not satisfied
and he would And it very difficult to con
ctruct the rest OF his committees. The
embarrassment caused him by the selec-
ton OF the elections committee before
the rest were announced Influenced him
ia this matter somewhat. While theirs
are many members who would not under
any circumstances Intrude upon him
| to seek desirable assignments some are
| most persistent and importunete in press
| ing their imagined claims. It is under
stood that Eessrs. Cox, Turner and Gay
will be the new Democratic members Of
| the ways Snd means con mittee.
ADVERTISEMENTS ON MAIL NATTER.
| Complaints are made CT the Posst ace
Department of some Misunderstanding as
70 the feet OF the law recently put into
-OiSC Jig piaCIGS upon TIC
outside o! mail matter advertisements OF
any kind. While the law imposes this
prohibition, the regulation of the depart
ment based upon this law states clearly
| What can be placed upon mail matter.
This regulation is as follows:
upon any package Of matter
OF Inc fourth class, the sender mGy write
or print his G IN name and address pre-
coded by the word froH,' and there may
also be written or printed the numbsr
and names Of the articles enclosed and
| he sender thereof Eay write or pTiHt
upoRor attach TO any such articles by tag
| or LABEL mark, number, name Or letter
| foEpurposes Of Identification"
& THE PUBLIC LAMB STRIP.
WAsHINGTON, Dec. % "A bill was
Fintroducea to-day as follows: BY Sene-
tor Voorhees,, 10 extend the laws Of the
United States except of those providing
for presumption, timber culture and
desert land entries Of puolic lands, over
the public land strip west of the Indian
Territory. 1t also creates a land district
Of Cimarron.
TREASURY EsTIIATEs.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day |
transmitted to Congress estimates TO |
NEST the deficiencies in the expenditures |
OF the various departments Of the gov
erument for the fiscal year ended Jane 80, |
1887, and prior years, amounting to
S5,5S0,978. He also submits an estimate |
sggregating $30,075,274 to meet urgent |
demands upon the government for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1883, and q
schedule of claims amounting to $S83,703
allowed by the Sixth Auditor on account
OF compensation of postmasters under
the re-adjustment act of 1888.
The President will receive on New
Years day according to the usual pro
gramma. The President will be assisssd
by Mrs. Cleveland and the ladies OF the
Cabinet. Mrs. Cleveland's Saturday at
ternoon receptions from 8 till 5 O'Clock
will begin on Saturday, January Z, and
be continued on alternate Saturdays
throughout the season.
Government receipts so far this month
amount to S2l ,697. 1898, being an excess Of
$l2, 927,lS7 over disbursements for the
same period last year.
Collector Msgone has sent to the Itsl-
ian and German interpreters at Castle
Garden orders to strictly observe the fol-
lowing telegram received from Washing
ton to-day:
"Collector Of Customs, New York-It
Lehigh region are importing or are about
to import 1000 Belgian miners to take the
places of miners now on strike in that
sc ction. You are requested to be vigilant
and see that no violations Of the labor
contract law are committed.
sc. s. FAIRCaILD, Secretary
Superintendent Jackson of Castle Gar
den said in reference to the matter: These
men have not arrived yet and 1t is posi-
BILE they will not come here st all. There
is direct line from Belgium to Pniladel-
phia and in all probability they Will come
that way.
CONTRIBUTIONS,
WASHINGTON, Dec. e22.-The follow
ing combinations were sent in to-day:
Samuel T. Williams of Maryland, to oe
secretary Of legation to Brazil: s. S.
Stratus, minister to Turkey. Also the
among other, posimasters
J P Gilmer, Honey Grove, Tex; j. FL 1
Harrison, Sulphur Spring. Tex; G. A,
Whitaker, Texsrkans, Tex; G. M
Adams, Colorado, Tex; S. A. Fishburn, >
Mexis, Tex; j. o. Frink, Taylor, Tex; :
q. E. Pickett, Waxahachie, Tex; s. S.
Carlisle, New Orlesps, to be minister to c
Bolivia; J. G. Walker, Texas, to be COIL
sui general at Bogota. I
HKNRIRTTA's POSTMASTER. c
special to the Gazette. c
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Judge Hare t
o-d.y recommended to the President the t
appointment of W. A. Seuires as post Z
master at Henrietta. I
TEXAS PENSIONS. a
special to tie Gazette. Up
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The following II
Texas pensions were issued to-day: Il
Mexican war, Mary, widow of Aoner W.
hughes, Creedmore; Mary H., widow of
lanes D. Latimer, Handley Station
William w. Frost, CoIsicana; Simeon 3
Gadder, Brownwood; Josiah z. y
scarborough; DeLeon; Frank Beverly, D
Bolton; John Nisbet, Granbury.
WASHINGTON NOTES Il
WASHINGTON, Dec 81 Secretary Fair 8
.hiid took fictal notice day Of the re- e
bort that 1000 Belgian miners are TO be d
imported to take the place Of the miners n
n the Lehigh mines now on strike. He Z
|ent kilograms to the collectors of Gus s
oms at New York, Philadelphis, Boston I